Ottawa acting like ‘Big Brother’ on carbon price law, court told GlobeToronto
Ottawa maintains the law is needed to fight greenhouse gas emissions in those provinces that aren’t doing enough.
“This Big-Brother-Ottawa-knows-best is inimical to federalism,” lawyer Mitch McAdam told the five-justice panel. “You don’t need to throw out the Constitution in this case in order to save the planet.”
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